Ricardo Colon's Page

Are you a trained or self-taught animator?

BOTH. Mainly, self-taught with some college courses.

Are you an animation production company, educational institute, animation organization or animation festival?

No

Tell us a little bit about your company, organization or festival.

I'm just an individual animator.

Where are you located or based?

Cleveland, OH

Do you have an online portfolio or link to your work?

http://artdude736.spaces.live.com

What's your favorite animation (tv show, short, feature film)?

Old Warner Bros. Looney Tune Classics

What or who influenced you to started animating?

Walt Disney , Tex Avery, and Winsor McKay

Do you work in the industry or create animation as a hobby?

Currently, as I fine-tune my skills, I animate as a hobby.

Tell us a bit about the software and hardware used in your creative work.

I use Flash MX and Anime Studio for 2d animation, Blender & Poser 7are the 3d programs I've started with, and I use the Adobe Suite for production work such as backgrounds,textures,editng,etc.

Where has your work been showcased on television, internet, film festivals, mobile etc?

So Far, my work has only been seen on the web and college theature screens.

Any projects we can look forward to seeing from you in the near future?

I classify myself as a CHARACTER animator. I definately look forward to working in the film industry someday in the near future.

Can you recommend an animation film or animation book that every animator should see/read?

'Who framed Roger Rabbit " is a film to see. And " The Animators Handbook" by Richard Williams is a good read.